Hay-carrier



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HAY CARRIER.

` No. 589,902. Patented Sept. 14,1897- [hn/enfer.-

(No Model.) 2 Sheets--SheetA W. LOUDEN. HAY CARRIER.

No. 589,902. Patented Sept. 14, 1897.

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WTILLIAM LOUDEN, OF FAIRFIELD, IOVA.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,902, datedSeptember 14, 1897.

`Application filed fune l, 1894. Serial No. 518,116. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, VILLIAM LOUDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fail field, in the county ot' Jefferson and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful I1nprovelnent in I'Iayarriers, of whichthe following is a specification. y

My invention relates to hay-carriers adapted to run on the edges of acentrally-suspended track-rail and having a grappling device pi voted inthe carrier-frame to support the hoisting-block, a dog also mounted inthe carrierframe to hold the grappling device in position, and astop-block secured to the trackrail to engage the dog and it consists,first, of a stop-block secured to the upper edge of the track-rail, adog hinged at one of its ends to the frame of the carrier at a pointabove the rail and the free end of said dog adapted to engage saidstop-block, and a grappling4 device pivoted in an approximately verticalposition to the frame of the carrier at a point adjacent to the loweredge of Othe track-rail, the lower end of said grappling device beingadapted to support the hoisting-block below the track and its upper endto engage the dog above the track; second, of a stop-block secured tothe traclerail, grappling-hooks pivoted to the frame of the carrier, soas to stand at right angles to the track, and dogs pivoted at theirouter ends to the carrierframe, so as to occupy a substantially l1ori-Zontal position and to also stand at right angles to the track, theinner or free end of the dogs being adapted to engage the stop on thetrack and their central portions to engage the upper ends of thegrappling-hooks, and, third, of other features hereinafter set forth,and pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a side vie-w of a carrier and track embodying the mainfeatures of my invention, the front side of the carrier-frame with thefront track-wheels being removed to give a better View of the workingparts. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section drawn on the line a; Fig. l,the carrier being moved along the track, so that the lines a' and y ywill coincide. Fig. 3 is the same showing the hoisting block released,the carrier being moved still farther along the track until the lines a;x and e' e will coincide. Fig. 4t is a side view of a modified form ofthe carrier,

the front side of the frame being removed to show the working parts.Fig. 5 is a 'vertical section drawn on the line o o of Fig. 4, thecarrier-frame not being shown. l Fig. G is a view of a'modified form ofstop for the track. Fig. 7 is a detail View.

The preferable form of my invention is shown by Figs. 1, 2, and 3, inwhich represents the track-rail, B the stop-blocksecured thereto, and Cis the carrier adapted to run on the lateral flanges of the track-rail.l) is the hoisting-rope, and E the hoisting-block mounted thereon, allin the usual manner.

Grappling-hooks F are pivoted to the carrier-frame (one on each side) atG, so as to stand at right angles to the track-rail, and dogs Il arepivoted at their outer ends to the carrier-frame by means of the boltsI, so as to stand also at right angles to the track and in asubstantially horizontal position, the inner or free ends 7L of the dogspointing toward each other and being adapted to slide up the inclines Jof the stop B, and their central parts h2 adapted to rest on the upperends f of the grappliugehooks F. Then in this position the inner ends ornoses 7L of the dogs I-I will come in contact with theretainingshoulders vK of the stop B, as shown in Fig. 3, and will holdthe carrier stationary on the track.

Power being applied to the hoisting-tackle the block E will come incontact with the ngers f2 of the grappling-hooks and will cause them toturn ou their pivots G and move the ends j' out from the parts 71.2 ofthe dogs H. The noses h of the dogs will then pass under the shoulders Kof the stop B and release the carrier therefrom. At the sanne time thepoints f of the hooks F will catch under the lips e of the pulley-blockE and support it in position, the grappling-hooks being locked inposition by their upper ends catching against the parts h2 of the dogsl-l, as shown in Fig. 2. The carrier being returned to the stop B thenoses h will slide up the inclines J until the ends f are released fromthe parts h2, which will permit the hooks F to turn and release thepulley-block E. The dogs.` H will then rest on the upper ends of thehooks F and will again hold the carrier stationary on the track, asbefore described.

The advantages of this construction are in IOO partas follows: Thegrappling-hooks F being pivoted at a point adjacent to the lower edge ofthe track with their lower ends adapted to support the pulley-blockbelow and their upper ends to engage the dogs above the track thepulley-block E, with its load, may be brought closer than ever before tothe track, and a smaller space will be required below it for the passageof the load.

As carriers of this class have been heretofore constructed thetrack-stop and the dog to engage it have generally been placed belowthetrack, and When the stop has been secured to the upper edge of thetrack-rail the main part of the dog has been placed below to occupy'space which is now utilized for the passage of the hay into the mow. Infilling up the mowat the top and in carrying hay over high beams everyinch of space that can be gained for the passage of the hay is of value,and in the construction herein described the carrier can be made morecompact, and therefore lighter and at less cost; also, by hinging thedogs at their outer ends, so as to stand at right angles to the track,and having the grappling-hooks engage their central parts, While theirinner free ends engage the stop-block on the track, the lock mechanismof the carrier will operate more easily than as heretofore constructed.

The dogs H are preferably made forked, as shown by a top View in Fig. 7,and are pivoted to the frame of the carrier at their forked ends. Bythis means While the noses of the dogs are entirely free to movevertically they are thoroughly braced against lateral displacement.

Itis preferable to have a dog on each side to engage the inclines andretaining-shoulders on each side of the stop-block, and also agrappling-hook on each side to engage the dogs and both sides of thepulley-block, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but it is not strictlyessential to the successful working ofmy invention. By a slightmodification of the frame of the pulley-block, such as is known to thoseskilled in the art, a single dog to engage the stop-block and a singlegrapplinghook to engage the dog and pulley-block will suffice. AInodiiication of this nature is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and is furthercontinued by pivoting the dog H and hook F, so as to move in a planeparallel with the track and carrier. The dog H is pivoted at N and has alug 71,3 set at right angles toits body, which lug is adapted to slideup and down the incline J and catch against the shoulder K of the stopB. The upper end f3 of the hook F', which is pivoted at M, is adapted toen- .gage the free end of the dog II and its lower to form an abutmentand positively close the passage therethrough, and the lug of the dog Ilwill pass in and out of it only at the opposite end. The stop-block Bhas inclines J and shoulders K at each end, so that the noses of thedogs H will pass in or out of either end in the manner heretoforedescribed, and to arrest the movement of the carrier on the track astop-bolt L is fitted in the center of the stop-block between theinclines, so as to come in contact With the noses of the dogs andprevent their passage therethrough.

To pass the carrier to the opposite end of the stop-block, the bolt L islifted by means of a cord (not shown) secured to its eye Z, or by othersuitable means, and the noses of the dogs will then readily pass overthe inclines J and under the bolt L from one end of the stop-block totheother. The advantage of this arrangement is that while the carrier maybe operated from either end of the stop, as desired, it is preventedfrom runningprematurely past the stopblock, a difficulty heretoforeexperienced in the use of stopblocks having an incli-ne at each end andan unobstructed passage over the said inclines.

Fig. G shows a stop-block having au incline J and closed end L', but noretaining-shoulder. This block is designed to be placed on the end ofthe track where the load is to be dumped, and its object is to releasethe dog or dogs from the grappling hook or hooks and permit thepulley-block to be lowered with its load.

'Vhat l claim isl. rlhe combination of an elevated track and a carrierto run on the sides thereof, a stop-block secured to the upper edge ofthe track-rail, a dog mounted in the carrier-frame above the track andadapted to engage the stop-block thereon, a pulley-block for the carrierand a grappling-hook pivoted in the carrier-frame adjacent to the loweredge of the track-rail and adapted to engage the dog above the track andsupport the pulley-block below the track, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an elevated track and a carrier to run on thesides thereof, a stop-block secured to the upper edge of the track-rail,a dog pivoted at one end to the frame of the carrier above the track andits free end adapted to engage the stop-block thereon, a pulley-blockfor the carrier, and a grappling-hook pivoted in the carrier-frameadjacent to the lower edge of the track-rail and adapted to engage thedog above the track and support the pulley-block below the track,substantially as described.

3. The combination of a suspended track and a carrier to run thereon, astop-block having an inclined face secured to the upper edge of thetrack-rail, a dog pivoted at one end to the frame of the carrier abovethe track, and its free end adapted to slide up the incline of saidstop-block, a pulley-block for the carrier, and a grappling-hook pivotedin the carrier-frame adjacent to the lower IOCv IIO

edge of the track-rail and adapted to engage the dog above while itsupports the pulleyblock below the track, substantially as dcscribed. Y

4. The combination of a suspended track and a carrier to run thereon, astop-block having an inclined face and a retaining-shoulder secured tothe upper edge of the track-mika dog pivoted atone end to the frame ofthe carrier above the track and its free end adapted to slide up theincline and catch against the shoulder of said stop-block, apulley-block for the Carrier, and a grappling-hook pivoted in thecarrier-frame adjacent to the lower edge of the track-rail and adaptedto engage the dog above it while it supports the pulleyblock below thetrack, substantially as described.

5. rlhe combination of a track and a carrier to run thereon, astop-block secured to said track, a dog pivoted at its outer end to theframe of the carrier so as to stand in a horizontal position and atlright angles to the track., and its inner end adapted to engage thestop thereon, and a grappling-hook pivoted to the carrier so as to standin a vertical position and at right angles to the track and the upperend of the grappling-hook being adapted to engage the central part-ofthe dog and its lower end to support the pulley-block, substantially asdescribed.

6. rllhe combination of a track and a carrier to run thereon, astop-block secured to said track, a dog pivoted at its outer end to eachopposite side of the frame of the carrier, the free ends of said dogspointing toward each other and being adapted to engage the stopblock, apulley-block for the carrier, a grappling-hook pivoted to each oppositeside of the carrier-frame below the dogs, the lower ends of saidgrappling-hooks being adapted to support the pulley-block and theirupper ends to engage the central parts of the dogs substantially as setforth.

7. The combination of a track and carrier thereon, a stop-block securedto the track and having an inclined face on each of its sides, a dogpivoted at its outer end to each opposite side of the carrier-frame, thefree ends of said dogs pointing toward each other and being adapted toslide up the inclines of the stop-block, a pulley-block for the carrier,a grappling-hook pivoted to each opposite side of the carrier-framebelow the dogs, the lower ends of said grappling-hooks being adapted tosupport the pulley-block and their upper ends to engage the centralparts of the dogs, substantially as set forth.

S. The combination of a track and carrier to run thereon, a stop-blocksecured to the track and having an inclined face and aretaining-shoulder on each of its sides, a dog pivoted at its outer endto each opposite side of the carrier-frame, the free ends of said dogspointing toward each other and boing adapted to slide up the inclinesand catch against the retaining-shoulders of the stop-block, apnlley-block for the carrier,a grappling-hook pivoted to each oppositeside of the carrier-frame below the dogs, the lower ends of saidgrappling-hooks being adapted to support the pulley-block and theirupper ends to engage the central parts of t-he dogs, substantially asset forth.

9. The combination of a track and a carrier to run thereon, a stop-blocksecured to said track, dogs pivotedat their outer ends to the frame ofthe carrier, the outer pivoted ends of said dog being forked and theirinner free ends being adapted to engage the stop-block, a pulley-blockfor the carrier, and grapplinghooks pivoted in the carrier-frame belowthe dogs and the lower ends of said grapplinghooks being adapted tosupport the pulleyblock and their upper ends to engage the central partsof the dogs, substantially as described.

10. In hay-carriers, a stop-block secured to the track thereof, andhaving an inclined face on each of its ends to operate the lockmechanism of the carrier and an adjustable abuttin g-stop between saidinclines which is adapted to be lifted to open the passage-way of thestop-block or lowered to entirely close it, substantially as described.

ll. ln hay-carriers, the combination of a stop having an inclined faceon each of its sides and a pair of dogs hinged at their outer ends tothe opposite sides of the carrier-frame so as to stand at right anglesto the stop, said dogs being adapted to drop over and lock grapplingdevices to catch the hoisting-tackle, and their inner ends adapted toslide up the inclined faces of the stop and effect the release of thehoisting-tackle.

12. The combination of an elevated track, a carrier to straddle thetrack, a stop having inclined faces mounted upon the upper edge of thetrack, a pair of locking-dogs hinged at their o uter ends to theopposite sides of the carrier-frame so as to stand at right angles tothe stop, and in substantially a horizontal position, the inner ends ofsaid dogs being adapted to be lifted by the inclined faces of the stopand a pair of grappling-hooks also pivoted in opposite sides of thecarrier-frame, at right angles to the track and in substantially aperpendicular position, the lower ends of said grappling-hooks beingadapted to catch the hoisting-tackle below the track, and their upperends extended above the track to engage their respective dogs, and belocked to and released from the hoisting-tackle by the action of thedogs upon the stop.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

VILLIAM LOUDEN.

Witnesses:

A. M. SNYDER, G. S. Bisi-lor.

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